Folding bed.



F. M. MOBERG.

FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6. 1911. RENEWED FEB. 2; was

"Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

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FOLDING BED.

APPLICATiON FILED APR. 6. 1911. RENEWED FEB. 2. 191B.

1 285.309., Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

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FOLDING BED.

speoi flcation of Letters Patent. Patented N0VQ'195 1918.

Application filed April 6, 1917, Serial naiedasi. Renewed February 2, 1918. Serial no. 215,227.

To all whom z't-may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED M. MOBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Polk, in the county of Polk and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foldin'g Beds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and fi res of reference marked thereon, which orm a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bedsteads and more particularly to folding bedsteads for children.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a bedstead having a pivoted head piece and a pivoted foot piece to permit the same to be folded. A further object of the invention is the provision of telescoping leg sections whereby the leg sections may be telescoped out of sight when the bedstead is in its folded position, thereby making a smaller and more compact article.

The invention comprises various details of'construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shownl in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bed in its extended position.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the bed in its folded position.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a portion of one end of the bed.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of one of the legs in its folded position.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through one of the legs with the same in its extended position.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view of one of the legs in its telescoped position, and

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view through one of the legs in its telescoped position.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by numeral, 1 indicates the side bars of the bed, each of which is provided with a bolt 2, adjacent the respective ends thereof, these bolts extending beyond the side faces of the side bars to receive the slotted extensions 3 of the head and foot piece respectively. Said head piece hashollow posts 4, and the foot piece hollow posts 4 in'which the hollow leg sections 12 telescope. The extensions 3 are integral with the posts and embrace the bolts 2 for pivotally connecting the head and foot piece to the side bars 1.

The head piece and foot piece are provided each with apertured lugs 5 which receive the hook elements 6 of the side members 7, which hold the head and foot piece in spaced relation with each other and, at the same time, provide a readily detachable structure. Each of said posts is provided with an opening 8, as shown clearly in Fig. 5 of the drawings, formed by upsetting a portion of the shell, the portiom upset being curved at its point of connection to provide a cam 9', cooperating with the lug 10 formed adjacent one end of the respective springs 11 which are riveted within the telescoping leg sections 12 by means of bolts 13, the lugs 10 extending-through openings 14 formed in the telescoping sections 12. It will also be seen that these legs 12 engage the walls 15 and 16 of the openings 14 and prevent longitudinal movement of the telescoping leg sections when they are in their extended positions.

From the foregoing, it is obvious that, when the telescoping leg section's 12 are in their extended positions, it is only necessary to rotate the same slightly, thereby causing the lugs to ride over their respective cams with the result that the lugs are dislodged from the openings 14 and the telescoping leg sections may now be forced into the hollow posts 4 and 4'.

In order to fold the bed, it is necessary to telescope the sections 12 within the posts 4 and 4'. the side sections 7 then being removed and positioned on the mattress 16', as shown in Fig. 2. the head and foot piece folded over the side section 7, this folding movement being shown in Fig. 3.

What I claim to be new is In a folding bed-stead, a head and a foot section having'hollow posts, and each having a laterally extending slotted arm, side rails having headed pins movable within said slots, each post having an integral struck up cam member, a hollow leg section In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my slgneture in presenoe of two Witnesses.

FRED M. MOBERG- ,rwitnessesz r Mrs. F. M. IMOBERG, CHARLES MOBERG.

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